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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Pro-Industry Law

By Charles Sartain on December 31, 2013
Posted in Local Ordinances, Regulations
Author: Martin P. Averill

In Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the energy industry. By a 4-2 decision the Court struck down a 2012 law (commonly known as “Act 13”) aimed at preventing municipal interference with oil and gas exploration.

Three different approaches

Interestingly, the…

Portions of Pennsylvania’s Act 13 Declared Unconstitutional

By Charles Sartain on September 11, 2012
Posted in Energy Policy, Local Ordinances

In a victory for local control of oil and gas activity, or for environmentalists hoping to ban gas drilling altogether, or both, a Pennsylvania court struck down two major provisions of that state’s new oil and gas statute as unconstitutional.

Act 13 of the Pennsylvania legislature, signed into law in February 2012, significantly amended…

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